Ondo APC Governorship Primary Election: CD Expresses Doubt Over Gov Ododo’s Competence As Committee Chairman

By Ayodele Oni

Campaign for Democracy, (CD) has expressed doubt over the competence of Kogi state Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to conduct a credible governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state.

CD maintained that judging by the role of the governor in the drama which trailed the arrest of his predecessor, Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ododo is not the right person to superintend over the governorship primary election.

The leadership of the APC had appointed Ododo as chairman of the primary election committee of the APC on Ondo state which comes up on Saturday.

The governor has been accused of using his immunity to block arrest of Bello, who is being accused of money laundering while in office.

A statement on Friday by CD president, Pastor Ifeanyi Odili stated that “Governor Ododo of Kogi State cannot supervise a credible primary election in Ondo State.

“It is no longer news that Ododo has been preventing the EFCC from arresting one of the suspects over an alleged #80.2b fraud.

“It is widely reported that up till this moment, Ododo is hiding former Governor Yaya Bello, his predecessor inside his convoy and Government House, with a view to preventing the Anti-Corruption agency from arresting him.

“Whereas, under “Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act it is clear that it is an offence to prevent officers of the commission from carrying out their lawful duties.

“This section of the EFCC establishment acts awards anyone found preventing the EFCC from carrying out its lawful duty as in the case of former Governor Yaya Bello, a five-year jail term.

“In the circumstances therefore, Governor Ododo of Kogi State is a suspect according to the EFCC acts  Section 38(2)(a(b).

“Consequently, he is not reliable, responsible and not qualified to supervise any election in any part of Nigeria thereof, unless he willingly turns in his predecessor, former Governor Yaya Bello to EFCC to clear all the allegations of fraud leveled against him.”